Limelight
What is Screen Sharing?
Screen sharing streams your display live to other people during a call or meeting, so they can watch what you do in real time.
Screen sharing is the act of broadcasting your screen live to other participants, usually inside a video call or meeting. Viewers see your display in real time as you click, scroll, and type. It is a core feature of tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack huddles. People share their screens to present slides, walk through software, collaborate on documents, and give live support.
Screen sharing differs from screen recording: sharing streams the display live and is typically not saved unless the meeting is separately recorded, while recording produces a file. It also differs from a screenshot, which captures a single frame. During a live share, clarity matters because viewers cannot rewind, so cues that highlight the cursor and key actions help everyone keep up.
Limelight does not share your screen and is not a meeting app. It is a macOS menu-bar overlay that runs on top of whatever you share. While you present in Zoom, Meet, or Teams, Limelight adds a cursor spotlight, an on-screen keystroke display, and freehand drawing to your screen, so remote viewers can follow along live. It overlays only and records or uploads nothing.
Why Limelight
- ▸Screen sharing streams your display live to others in a meeting or call.
- ▸It differs from recording (a saved file) and screenshots (one frame).
- ▸Used in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and similar tools.
- ▸Limelight overlays cursor spotlight, keystrokes, and drawing on what you share — it does not share or record.
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FAQ
- Can I use Limelight while sharing my screen on Zoom?
- Yes. Limelight is an overlay that runs on top of any meeting app. Your shared screen shows the cursor spotlight, keystrokes, and drawing live to viewers.
- Does Limelight handle the screen sharing itself?
- No. Your meeting app does the sharing. Limelight only adds visual aids on top and records or uploads nothing.